The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c6: Contents
The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c6
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Contents
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INTRODUCTION ... ... ... 1
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One-sidedness of Brahmanical literature—The Brahmanical caste-theory—Superiority of Brâhmaṇa caste in Western India—Contrast between the Western and Eastern culture—Tendency of the Pali texts.
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*Chapter II*
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GENERAL VIEW OF THE CASTES ... 17
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The Brahmanical caste-theory in the Pâli canon—Theoretical discussions about the worthlessness of the caste—Existence of castes in Buddha’s time—Definition of the modern caste—The castes of the Brahmanical theory—The essential characteristics of castes—The castes in the Jâtakas—Impurity carried by air—Impurity through the sight of a low-born person—Impure food—Marriage within the caste.
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*Chapter III*
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THE HOMELESS ASCETICS ... ... 60
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Transition to the homeless condition a universal characteristic of Eastern culture—The samanas are recruited from all classes—
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Examples of the adoption of the homeless condition among the Khattiyas, Brâhmaṇas and members of the middle and low classes—Causes of asceticism.
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Chapter IV
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THE RULING CLASS ... 79
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Who were the Khattiyas?—Not the warrior caste but the ruling class—Well-marked consciousness of rank and respect for purity of blood—Superiority of the Khattiyas over the Brâhmaṇas—Religious study for the Khattiyas.
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Chapter V
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THE HEAD OF THE STATE ... 97
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The chief representative of the Khattiyas is the king—General view—The duties of the king (in war: to lead the army; in peace, administration of justice, exercise of the power of inflicting punishment)—His revenues—Succession and consecration—The Viceroy—Limits of royal power—Oligarchical constitutions.
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Chapter VI
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THE KING'S OFFICERS ... 139
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General view of ministers—Their caste—The adviser of the king in worldly and spiritual things—The leader of the army—The minister of justice—The surveyor—The corn measurer—The chariot-driver—The superintendent of the king's treasury and the supervisor of wares—The gate-keeper—The town sentinel—The executioner—The superintendents of villages.
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Chapter VII
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THE HOUSE PRIEST OF THE KING ... 164
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Historical evolution of the post of *purohita*—His personal relationship with the king—The king's teacher—His share in administration—His political power—The *purohita* as sacrificer and magician—The country *purohita*.
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Chapter VIII
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THE BRÂHMAṆAS ... 180
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The Brâhmaṇas are a caste in the sense of their own theory—General view of the Brâhmaṇas according to the Jâtakas—The proper Brâhmaṇas—The four âsramas—Duties and privileges of the Brâhmaṇas—The worldly Brâhmaṇas—Brâhmaṇas in king's service—Their functions, sacrifice, prophecy, magic—Brâhmaṇas practising civil professions; Brâhmaṇa agriculturists, tradesmen, hunters and carpenters.
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Chapter IX
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THE LEADING MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES ... 251
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The caste Vessa is without a real meaning—The position of the gahapati—The kuṭumbikas—The gahapati's consciousness of rank—The Seṭṭhi—The Seṭṭhi as the representative of the trading classes in the Royal Court—The Seṭṭhi as a wholesale trader.
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Chapter X
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THE GUILDS OF TRADESMEN AND ARTISANS ... 267
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Stage of economical evolution in the Jātakas—The combination of tradesmen into professional unions—The elder at the head of trade guilds—Hereditary character of individual branches of trade—Organisation of the artisan class—Local isolation of the different guilds—The elders of the trade unions—Hereditary character of the professions.
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Chapter XI
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CASTELESS PROFESSIONS ... 286
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Artisans in the king's service—The Court barber—The king's cook—The royal valuer—The Court artist—Itinerant jugglers—The tramp—The country professions of herdsmen, fishermen and hunters—The hired labourer—The slaves.
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Chapter XII
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THE DESPISED CASTES ... ... 314
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A Sudda caste has never existed—Despised ethnical castes—The Caṇḍāla—The Pukkusa—The Nesāda—Despised professional castes—The Veṇa—The Rathakāra—The basket-maker, flute-maker, cobbler, potter, weaver. Conclusion. Index of names and topics. Pâli and Sanskrit Index.
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PREFACE